Fisher v. Swift Transportation Co.
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart
¶1 Officer Wade Fisher (“Fisher”) appeals the District Court’s partial grant of summary judgment in favor of Swift Transportation Company (“Swift”). Swift cross-appeals the District Court’s partial denial of its summary judgment motion. We affirm in part, and reverse and remand in part.
¶2 We restate the issues as follows:
¶3 I. Did the District Court err by partially denying Swift’s motion for summary judgment, and concluding that Swift owed Fisher a duty of care as a matter of law?
¶4 II. Did the District Court err in partially granting summary judgment to Swift on the issue of causation, and…
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